Should I draft Louie Varland or Chris Sale?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Louie Varland or Chris Sale.

PLEASE NOTE this is a draft choice comparison analysis based upon Preseason Projections only. As the baseball season is already underway, you may instead prefer to view our breakdown of a trade for these players which is based upon several more factors including in-season performance.

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Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.52	2.92
ADP	Undrafted	114.85
PROJ	269.00	324.00
W	8	9
L	6	5
SV	0	0
IP	128.0	137.0
H	118	118
ER	55	58
K	138	165
BB	35	38
ERA	3.87	3.81
WHIP	1.20	1.14

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	2.0	290.0
W	0	10
L	4	3
SV	0	0
IP	26.0	93.2
H	33	69
ER	19	29
K	25	118
BB	10	17
ERA	6.58	2.80
WHIP	1.65	.92

Recent News
	Louie Varland's seventh strikeout \| 06/30/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Rookie Louie Varland throws 7 scoreless innings, Twins rout Astros 8-2 Published June 22nd, 2024 via AOL Twins' Louie Varland: Sent back to minors Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down Louie Varland's pitches \| 06/16/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Twins vs Athletics Doubleheader: Louie Varland Joins Roster for Bullpen Duties Published June 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports Twins add Louie Varland as 27th man for doubleheader against Athletics Published June 16th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Twins' Louie Varland: Back with big club as 27th man Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Moving Louie Varland to the Bullpen Isn't Straightforward Published June 14th, 2024 via Twins Daily	Chris Sale discusses trade from Red Sox to Braves in new interview Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Atlanta Braves Pitcher Chris Sale Resurgent Season Highlights Cy Young Potential Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Braves' Chris Sale: Dominant in tough-luck defeat Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Chris Sale Fans 11 In Tough-Luck Loss Published June 27th, 2024 Chris Sale Shines in Braves' 1-0 Loss to White Sox: A Recap of Sale's Stellar Performance Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Chris Sale passes Juan Marichal on all-time list \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Chris Sale sets season high in strikeouts in Braves loss Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com White Sox beat Chris Sale, Braves thanks to Luis Robert Jr. home run Published June 27th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports

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